As I've said elsewhere, I'm a big fan of TCGs and CCGs but haven't really had chance to play any physical ones since highschool, and I haven't been impressed with digital tools like Apprentice, so I just kind of gave up on them. I actually have a bunch of WoW cards but nobody to play with where I live.

the only card game i have ever liked was yugioh. i'll probably check it out since it's free, but i doubt i'll stick to it or anything.

Same here. I loved it however, I was playing whenever I could. I really liked the cartoon too, and the gameplay was great.
Now I love the Warcraft universe, and the gameplay is more-or-less the same, with more complexity.
I will definitely try it, and will probably love it Won't buy cards for realy money tho.

Originally Posted by Xiphan

How about Grom's spirit returns to strike the final blow but slips on a goblin oil slick and accidentally decapitates a passing Cenarius.

It's free, simple to get into (supposedly) and Warcraft themed. Hell yeah, I'll give it a roll. Never tried a CCG but if I have to start somewhere then I'll do it here, the announcement won me over. =P

We already have a World of Warcraft trading card game, and if you can find a local store to play battlegrounds and other events at, its an excellent game. If you're interested in trying a World of Warcraft trading card game, visit Cryptozoic's WoWTCG official website and use the 'Store locator'. Its a better game with a long history and a friendly, devoted playerbase for casual as well as competitive play. There's far greater freedom in deckbuilding and if you're lucky you can score loot cards.

As an avid player and collector of WoW TCG, I'm immensely disappointed that Blizzard opted to go with Hearthstone - which is definitely an inferior game and is obviously more suited to a casual audience that don't play a lot of TCG's. Meanwhile, the WoW TCG still needs an online platform (many players have been asking for it since the game began several years ago). Sadly, when Hearthstone launches on Battlenet, having the two co-exist online without a lot of confusion seems unlikely to ever happen.

I know some WoW TCG players I meet and play with regularly, who are happy with the announcement for Hearthstone, but most of us at least agree this is deeply confusing, and all of us agree this should have been about the existing TCG, not a new game. The fact Hearthstone recycles artwork from the original TCG, and that Blizzard didn't even mention the TCG at all during their announcement was really disappointing (they mention Magic during their trailer, but pretend like the Wow TCG doesn't exist.)

TL;DR - I'll continue playing, collecting and enjoying the existing TCG, but if I can find time to play Hearthstone as well, I will. Just not going to spend a single cent on it.